Compare towns
Warner vs Dunbarton vs Epping vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Dunbarton has the highest household income ($124k).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Warner | Dunbarton | Epping | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,959 |
3,097 |
7,430Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9% NH: +4.6% |
+11.1%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
48±3.7Highest 11% above NH |
45.1±3.5 4% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Dunbarton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.8%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.8 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±4.3 NH: 20.1% |
22.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Epping and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
39.6% NH: 40.6% |
37% NH: 40.6% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2 NH: 6% |
5.1%±3.3 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$124,348±$21kHighest 26% above NH |
$104,220±$7k 5% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Dunbarton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$484,100±$33kHighest 20% above NH |
$436,900±$35k 9% above NH |
$338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
| Dunbarton and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123 18% below NH |
$1,166±$70Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,742±$576Highest 17% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Epping and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$8,233Highest 23% above NH |
$6,936 4% above NH |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
54.7%±60.7 NH: 48.2% |
67.8%±25.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Epping and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% NH: 7.2% |
3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.7% NH: 7.2% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.1% NH: 72.8% |
86.3% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1990Highest 11 yrs newer than NH |
1989 10 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
32 min 21% above NH |
31 minLowest 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
24%±6.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Epping and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #33 of 120 in NH | #77 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Dunbarton School District | Epping School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.